The Sun. — London, England, 1864-02-17 00:00:00

iIsTA RAN'S• LL WHISKY v. COGNAC, bThis c BRANDY. Q/sTatbrated Old IRISH WHISKY rivals the finest It I, -,,, ' BRANDY, Sol, 4 are, Mi ld, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. th e / 4 In Bottles, 38. Bd., at the Retail Houses in London ; by tt 'gents ill the principal towns in England; or wholesale 4 o h 8, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, W. the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded LL Whisky." FURNITURE , CARPETS, BEDDING, and the Ie n LO ORCLOTH, CARRIAGE-FREE to any house in t i aOclB V°M, regardless of amount or distance. First• class ergyme se cond-class prises. Terms peculiarly liberal to a t oln, di: 7 ; and Gentlemen. An immense stock to select .very ar f.taY , 2d in Showrcoms occupying an acre of ground. ~CLK p r , l el'.= warranted 21811",XMEN and GENTLEMEN ABOUT TO FUR areaM respectfully informed that Messrs. Cobbett and Zree Publishing an entirely New Edition of their un- ROUSE FURNISHING GUIDE illustrated by4lo 13 e. cle i tZ a te engravings of every description ' of Furniture and voat.fi'us, with _prices attached. A copy sent pails and . taPl4: , O „n,. application. This costly work also contains 4 gie " ""uniates for furnishing on the following revised A Six -roomed Parsonage £74 3 0 n Eight -roomed ditto A Ten -roomed ditto ........ -1%. T welve-roomed ditto 191 11 0 Qq a per with a ?rice List of purified Bedding, and a . mass tvoe,asable informationto all requiring househ 31d furniture, ken ,_,or bedding. References kindly permitted to Clergy thiehna gentlemen in or near Great Malvern, Southampton, wep_ester. Bury, Ely, Preston, Grimsby, Ryde, Plymouth, kiturt'eOxford. tlrighton, Gainsborough, Margate. Kidder- At , Wellirolon Croydon. Cambridge, Staines, Dorking, lit re tha' s. Worcester, Ipswich, Peterborough, St. David's, a'4d above 500 other places in all parts of Great Rid L , ndon, ''' ,l •T and CO General House Furnishers, Deptford- S.E,•, AMENDED PROSPECTUS. con sequence na Nuence of the New Regulation of the Stock Ex r assed 11th February, 1864, as follows : s e h emmittee will not recogne transactions in the ar o es o ft any New Company u is nless one-hall of the U t ainal capital of the Company be issued, and at least u Per cent. paid thereon," 30,004arst issue of Sh ares h as therefore been increased to 'll° MARITIME INSURANCE COMPANY ken (Limited). -- rPOrated, with Limited Liability, under "The Companies Act, 1862." •trai r"at, One Million , In 100,000 shares of £lO each. t - sue 50,000 shares, instead of 25,000 shares, as before Deft „ announced. on application £1 per Share. Further payment on Ne Allotment £1 per Share. i DIRECTORS. ( 8 .oult, Esq. (Messrs. Boult, Enadish and Brandon.) *inlander Duranty, Esq. (Messrs. A. Durant and Co.) etilarrison Esq. (Messrs. Harrisons and Latham.) Esq., p, tri Merchant. °ftr o "4 l :annter', Esq.(llesers. Browne, Hunter, and Co.) f s et e r,l s . Rerferd, .:sq. (Messrs. Geo. B. Kerferd and Co.) r• "taxwell Esq Merchant. er, E'sq. (Messrs. Miller and Mosman.) Esq. Merchant. ° Well, Esq . , (Messrs. Daniel Powell and Co.) "./31 4 .'"i r .TOn Ridley Esq (Messrs. Ridley, Son, and Co,) — `e7 Smith, 'Esq..(Messrs. Houghton, Smith, and Co.) With power to add to their number. MANAGER AND UNDERWRITER. Henry Case, Esq. BANKERS. v r„,he National Bank of Liverpool (Limited). the National Bank, Old Broad-street, London. nd its branches in Ireland. T he 'Union Bank, Manchester. t II P BROKERS. , alker Lucas, Esq., - 3,CUPthall-buildings, London, 65. l ' s wd. irze e‘ Schultz, Esq., Manchester -buildings, Tithebarn- Wra rd 7,..verpocq. th;lerick7; Esct, 51, Dame-street, Dublin. - vies ielder, Esq., Cross-street, Manchester. .uoult, Esq, 15A, St. Ann's-square, Manchester. AUDITORS. Messrs. Harmood Banner and Son. Messrs. LittIedaIe, SOLICITORS Ridley, and Bardswell. TEMPORARY OFFICES. 4 and 5, Brown's-buildings, Liverpool. tng gp n PROSPECTUS. I y is formed , not for the purpose of establish- Zre: Trl n arine Insurance Office in rivalry with offices ritl',, o Pened, but with the object of continuing the existing ;lee „' L elnsurance business so long conducted by Mr. Henry . I •tve' 'dicier the firm of Price and Co., in Exchange-buildings, iiiir tll° Q c , • 'Dai l :age's services, as underwriter, have been secured , 113 18 satisftory to the irectors, dendent in part ' 11 4,7, C e success of the Company D , and without the payment It 1s Pro Motion whilsth in cash !or shares. _ I nticipated that the extensive connection al- And Ocasessed by Messrs . Price and Co. will be retained 4eiss^isolidated by the form . ation of a Company, the bust , Th n 'll, at the same time, be considerably increased. berms'e which has attended the operations of Marine ee Companies in Liverpool, may be gathered from "--ant vaiue of their Shares in the market, viz.:— Amount Present Equal p price. to z,, a ,Ples and Mersey £2 L 7 0 0 250 per cent pm. 4 he c d .iish and Foreign 2 415 0 137 The tnion ..... ••• • . 2 51 3 156 ,• T Albion ra Pire ..... 2 410 0 125 •• 'ae k emanti •, e • • 2 3 1 3 56 ~ Tae stri -re:han,,.-c-est economy will be exercised in working, and the e die 17, 17 exPenses will consist solely of the actual nem Appi t r sements and legal charges. Of t i cations for Shares must be accompanied by a payment Day r a n el' share, which will be retained on account of full be rlay a ni llettF i t 2 per share on the number of shares which may plicant and will be to f t ime to rem ap aininz , £1 per shareliable forfeiture be not made at the Por niB n„ft,teci in the notice of allotment. 13rown' rokel; l3 , ind - vP i lica_t . ton for hares may be obtained from the th for offices of the Company, 'urhed without d 8- build! e g Liverpool. cases where no allotments are made, the deposit will be eduction. PORAT nr, ----- OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To be re t a i ne d by the Bankers. The Maritime Insurance Company (Limited). To th , First Issue, 50,000 shares. „ -e Directors of the Maritime Insurance Company ,ten tl (Limited). ne t r,,ernen,—Havinz paid to the Bankers of the above ,s'at i o `'orn,any the sum of £ , I hereby request tat / 11 Will allot me Shares in the said Company, L nt N igree to accept such Shares, or any smaller number t ‘nal;: a Y be allotted to me, and to become a member of the "stel. -n Y, and I authorise you to place my name on the He ke Of lur )), —emb a ' espect of the Shares to be allotted to r l / 4 14104 4 0 1 aglee e t r o b ill b r ound by all the conditions and regu 'itt ntained in the Memorandum and Articles of Asso b ( ni of 'b o . the Company • I further authorise you to forward . llf,:t to nw add ' below,the certificate for any Shares T , _ ,_. ress, as 'ne t t t ree allotted tome. "we day of 186 i. Name in full Firm (if any) .......... Business or Profession... Place of Business ~.,„..._ Residence t itB CITY MERCANTILE CLUB and IT DINING HALL COMPANY (Limited). kincorporated under the Companies Act, 1862.) ;1 ) 041t. e , Wu', £BO,OOO, in 8000 shares n of d £l l o o eh each. 1, L adotment, -441c140 lallremhean7l())enmaVielitTeticolnePoasit will be returned in full. n DIRECTORS. f A l ) t t ai - n r r, °°l ; stl , Leather Merchant, Holloway. ' 6 44 s a 'aPal Co4e, Army and Navy Club. CiPm ')ltillabUrY Davenport ; Esq. (Deputy Commissary 11101,4 train)! Clarendon Lodge, Brighton. and Shane Derham, hsq. (of the firm of Wilkinson , o r ederi flax spinners, Leeds. , Thom 00 Legg, Esq., The Willows, South Zeott`,,la&,,B ljardwick, Esq., Moorland-terrace, Leeds. -41 4 Esq., 23 St. Paul's-grove, Canonbury. tera,r a r la as n _ar_Ltickfe, Esq. (Director of the City and County t o : tatr a r ° Company), 26, Ashley-place, Victoria-street, 4,ltak A bater. h n TlTLthur Palliser, Oriental Club. T a oridi Esq Merchant, Great Winchester- A Broad-street, City. 33 '' , KE4 8. "Ith power to add to their number. - he London and County Bank, Lombard- S treet, ,. City, and Hanover - square. SOLICITORS. 464178. al ) ? tts and So l- 11, 2, Si se -l an e, Bucklersbury, City. 8 n v""c and Yewdall, Leeds. AUDITORS. C ooper,Wintle, and Co., SA, Lothbury, London. ,I ° l lb4 11. W. Blackburn Esq., Bradford. s-Alf re d Ashton, Esti ' , 75, Old Broad-street, City 'et aPer a ttb „ TAltv (pro. tem.)—Mr. J. W. Tempest. Office s--24, Buc k ler bury (two doors from the _ l 4 ' nf Mansion House.) 7, 1 C L o ' h i r°cltmi ng the City Mercantile Club and Dining . — ParlY to the public the Directors have pleasure in "eitie. - g that they are supplying a great public want, it kbellniversally admitted that— N O { ,air eta ttb al s apted to the constantly . increasing growth and It Tum of the commercial and mercantile world of the clo n , an d g aatlo 4 " lia r elas 011 1 p w ,alated. 8 public dining and refreshment hall are 1 ,,701 6 With its private dining, reading, and smoking- Oa: t he exclusive use of members, will be conducted s...kiD t p e M anagement of a committee. strictly upon the of similar establishments, with a small entrance ttlap4t-erid t nSeriptiOn, and a moderate dining-room tariff, u the views of menof the commercial world. The 014 84 e ,, M s a n! will contain from 30 to 40 bed .rooms. t , i l ot b II ten shares and upwards. will (subject to the -ret l 3 admitted to the membership of the club, without T is ce fee, Public dining halls will be on a scale worthy of the .._ .tl Y t t il ol l t ( l7 ls, P!ble of comparison with any establishment on 'rectors havepurchased in one of the best and most Nl,' ?illations in P the City, in close proximity to the 'eeei,",:u Places of business, a magnificent range of buildings mroc"Y ere t d f Ite . e under the superintendence of an eminent taat r 4 or in the centre of Cheapside, having nearly 30,000 ' 11 4 4 / 4 - I°a r space, and pre-eminently adapted to the re taeLlT" of all 13;ahes of the proposed establishment. 41 c; ae for the co n n e sideration of the Directors whether ?aid t ' a lrable to let off the ground and basement floors, the ; I tllir e ,:°f the premises providing ample space for the re- I C' tl f ta of the undertaking, and should these floors be b.:t°„". they will alone command a rental sufficient to a substantial dividend upon the paid-up capital. 404, tlire:."tors have carefully considered the probable " s derni._ 4 " . returns of this undertaking, and their most 'oat, "10 c alculations show a dividend of from 30 to 40 per Directors congratulate themselves on having secured Dratraluable co- Aeration of several gentlemen whose mltt knowled e and experience will be truly desirable. Iteacf,°llaequencegof a large amount of shares having been ;OPlig,.aPPlied for (and a most encouraging number of ~.4 r apa i l , ,ns made for Club membership),the Directors are main to add that the list of applications for shares can I tali ew c .'Pen for a limited period only. in the meantime litito'lnca Secretary.allotted shares must be made to the 44 \ 0 , 1 r ,,? ory the required deposit having been 'll l , TY . Pail to the Bankers of the Company. flieekttrticles of Association can be seen at the Company's No 1 " OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. t , c) . " Directors of the City Mercantile Club and Dining g entl e Hall Company (Limited). Its.ri,roon, I request that you will allot me t.,hen,B £lo:ach,fn the above Company, and I enclose a `,:art t i e for the deposit of £1 per Share thereon : and I un 'll tally tl Pay the further sum of £1 on allotment, to pay I tlte n 3 thereon, and to execute the articles of association recptired. Dated this day of 18 Names in full Residence Profession or trade .. Place of business ,„ ..... ~,,,, N°. 22,354. WHERE CAN WE MEET AFTER THE PANTOMIMES ? My dear Fellow, Gentlemen sup at EVANS', Covent-garden. THE SHAKSPERE MEMORIAL' At a MEETING of the NATIONAL SHAKSYKRE COMMITTEE, held at the Society of Arts, on MONDAY, Feb. 15, his Grace the Duke of MANCHE ,TEIt in the chair, the following report was read : The followingmembors of the Site and Monument Com mittee having considered the matters referred to them, re commend— Ist. That the Shakspere Memorial be a work of monu mental art. 2d. That measures be taken to endeavour to secure a site for this memorial in the Green-park, on the high ground near Piccadilly. The Right Hon. Wm. Cowper, M.P., chairman • the Doke of Manchester; Sir Joseph Paxton, M.P. ; William Tite, M.P. • T. S. Donaldson, President of the Institute of British Architects ; T. Yates Hurlstone, President of the Society of British Artists; W. Hepworth Dixon, F.S.A. ; Daniel Maclise, R.A. ; Clarkson Stanfield, R.A. ; David Roberts, R.A. ; J. 0. Halliwell, F.R.S. ; George Godwin, F.R.S. ; Henry Ottley. It was proposed by the Right Hon. W. COWPER, seconded by W. TITE, M.P., and unanimously resolved, That the above report be received. It was proposed by Mr. GEORGE GODWIN, seconded by Captain NULLINGFORD liNOLLYS, and unanimously resolved, That the recommendations of the Site and Monument Committee be printed for circulation among the subscribers, and that the following members of that committee be soli cit,d to act as an executive to bring the matter fairly before the public, appeal for subscriptions, obtain designs, and hereafter report to this committee the steps they have taken towards carrying into effect the wishes of the subscribers — The Duke of Manchester; the Right Hon. William Cowper, MP. ; Sir Joseph Paxton, M.P. ; William Tite, M.P. ; A. J. B. Beresford Hope, Esq. ; D. Maclise, R.A. ; Professor Donaldson. W. HEPWORTH DIXON,I H on. s ees , J. 0. HALLIWELL. T HE OTTOMAN FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION (Limited). NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that no further APPLI CATIONS for SHARES in this Company will be received after 4 o'clock on THURSDAY next, the 18th inst.nt, from London, and MONDAY, Feb. 22, from the Country and the Continent. By Order. Temporary Offices, 20, Threadneedle-street, February 13, 1864. INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL SOCIETY (Limited). NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the FIRST ORDI NARY GENERAL MEETING of this Society will be held at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, London, on TUESDAY, the Ist day of March next, at Twelve o'Clock precisely, to receive the Directors' Report and Statement of Accounts up to 31st December last, to declare a dividend, and to elect Auditors. _ _ _ By Order. WALTER A. MICHAEL, Secy. 54, Old Broad-street, Feb. 16,186!. THE BUENOS AYRES BONDED WHARF and RIVER TRANSIT COMPANY (Limited). (Under Special' Concession from the Argentine Govern ment, allowing a net income of 18 per cent. on the capital from tolls, wharfage, and deposits.) Incorporated under " The Companies Act, 1862." Capital £300,000, in 15,000 shares of £2O each, one• third of which is already subscribed for privately. £1 per share payable on application and £1 lOs on allotment. Five per cent. interest will be paid during construction. CHAIRMAN—Sir WM. GORE OUSELEY, K.C.8., late Minister Plenipotentiary to the River Plate. VICE-CHAIRMAN—The Hon. Mr. Justice HALIBUR TON, M.P., Chairman of the Canada Association. DIRECTORS• Charles B. Colchester,:lsq:Cilessrs. Colchesters and Woolner), South Sea House. George Hay Donaldson. Esq. (Messrs. Donaldson, Lam bert and Co.), Austinfriars. S. Bolton Edenborough, Esq. (Messrs. Edenborough and Co.), Moorgate-street Chambers, Director of the Im perial Bank. Andrew M. Walls, Esq. (Messrs. A. Walls Dad Co.) Lead enhall-street, and Lloyd's. EX OFFICIO. The Consul General in London Of the Argentine Republic. ENGINEER. James Brunlees, Esq., M.I C.E., 5, Victoria-street, West minster. BANKERS. The Imperial Bank, Lothbury. Messrs. Maui and Co., Buenos Ayres, SOLICITORS. William J. Meymott, Esq., 4, Albion-place, Blackfriars, The Hon. J. B. Gorostiaga, Buenos Ayres. BROKERS. Messrs. P. Cazenove and Co., 52, Threadneedle-street. SECRETARY—E. P. Ihompson, Esq. Temporary Offices— 27, Bucklersbury. This Company is formed for the purpose of working a valuable c ,ncession granted on the 26th July last by the Congress of the Argentine Republic for the canalisation and use of the Arroyo del Capitan, a narrow winding stream or channel connecting the Parana de las Palmas and Lujan Rivers, the latter of which enters opposite the town of San Fernando, 16 miles above Buenos Ayres; together with the erection and construction of such wharfs, ware houses and deposit stores as may be necessary to the require ments of the coasting trade of the interior rivers, and the establishment of towing steamers to and from the rivers Parana and Uruguay. According to the Bureau of Statistics, 1860-1, at Buenos Ayres, the trade on these rivers averaged 277.000 tons per annum ; and as the great staples of wool, hides, and tallow are susceptible of inde • finite expansion, this trade will no doubt annually increase. The extreme difficulty of the navigation of the Capitan stream is notorious to all those who are interested in the coasting trade of the River Plate and its tributaries; and it is equally well known that the expenses of that trade under its present impediments and disa bilities exceed those in any other part of the world. The vessels which come down stream in these rivers always bring heavy deck-loads, which they discharge into lighters in front of San Fernando, subject to all the delays inevitable to such proceedings. Under these circumstances it has become a matter of paramount importance to the trade and commerce of Buenos Ayres that the objects which this Company undertakes to carry out should be effected without delay ; and as it is calculated that the net income in tolls, wharfage, and deposits will not be less than 18 per cent. on the Company's capital, it is obvious that the un dertaking will be a lucrative one for the shareholders. The following extracts from official documents, published in Buenos Ayres in May last, amply confirm what is said above. The President, in his mew age to Congress, ex pressed himself in the following terms. " When the stream of the Capitin shall have been recti fied and canalised from the mouth of the Parana de las Palmas to the River Lujan, and convenient wharfs established with sufficient depth alongside, with ware houses of deposit and shelter exactly at the extremity of the Railway from Buenos Ayres to San Fernando, which is being rapidly carried on to its completion, the benefit that such works must produce in aiding the traffic of passengers and merchandise with the interior is beyond all doubt. It may be truly said that all these works are naturally connected with one another, so that the want of one of them would seriously impede the commerce of the country. With this understanding the Executive recom mends the bases for a concession. The enterprise being beyond measure lucrative in itself, it has only been neces sary to stipulate some conditions of security, to the end that the concessionaire may have the means of organising the Company and raising the capital required. " According to all calculations, the tolls, wharfage, and warehousing that the Company is permitted to levy on its various works represent only one-half of the ordinary ex penses with which merchandise in its present traffic is sur charged—and this, too, without taking into account the thousand accidents with which it is complicated during the the voyage, and the operations of loading and discharging ; so that commerce will not only gain in the security and rapidity of its transport, but also in a direct economy of its freights and other necessary expenses." The Committee of Finance of the Chamber of Deputies made a report to that body to the game effect, and so did the Navy Commission. The works which it is now proposed to execute are the first of the kind on the entire river coast, and they will be situated at the only port on the Rio de la Plata in immediate connection with 5,000 miles of in terior navigation, and effectually defended from all gales. Moreover, it may be well to add, that the works now proposed to be executed by this Company form a neces sary complement to the important railway to Cordova, which is about to be carried out under influential auspices; for when the works comprised in this concession are con structed, every ton of merchandise bound to Buenos Ayres, or from thence into the interior, including Paraguay, Upper Brazil, and Bolivia, will pass through this Company's pro perty, instead cf being subjected, as at present, to the pecu liarly dangerous navigation of the River Plate. The concession allows a net profit to the Company of 18 per cent. during a period of 20 years. This KIM is proved to be 50 per cent. less than what the shipping interest now pays to lighters and carts in the open roadstead of Buenos Ayres, not to mention the inevitable losses from damaged goods, demurrage, and theft, which by the present system so largely burden consumption in that country, but will be fully saved by these works. Yet this sum of 18 per cent. is by no means the measure of the large profits which the Company will have the power to make, for the limit of 20 years applies simply to the canal, the great and increasing benefit derivable from the bonded wharfs and warehouses remaining to the Company in perpetuity. The materials, machinery, and tools for the construction and working of the enterprise will be free from all import duties, and from any other contributions of taxes, during the period of 20 years mentioned in the concession. The hydrogradhical surveys in connection with the con cession are the work of Oommaneer F. W. Sidney, Hydrographic Corps, R.N„ and the working plans and estimated by P. Moneta, Esq., engineer to ;the Argentine Government. It is under these favourable circumstances that the Direcbrs have made arrangements with highly respectable and responsible contractors, according to which they will execute the works, under the superintendence of Mr. Brun lees, the Company's engineer, at a sum enabling the Direc tors to defray the charges of the concession, the payment of 5 per cent, interest to the shareholders during construction, and the expenses of management, all within the limits of the Company's capital. A copy of the concession, original reports of the various public departments, together with a map delineating the proposed works, may be seen at the offices of the Company. Application for shares must be made in the subjoined form, which may be obtained at the offices of the Company, of the brokers, or of the bankers. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To the Directors of the Buenos Ayres Bonded Wharf and River Transit Company (Limited). Gentle, —Having paid to your b ankers the s um o f , h ere by request that you will allot me shares of m £2oell each in the Buen os Ayres Bonded Wharf and Ri ver TransitComptionry a(nLyimsimteadil,eranndumlbhererethbyatamgraeye be accept such shares, allotted to me, and to become a member of the Compan I am, gentlemen, Name Name in full Address in full Description pate . Usual signature ...... , . \ . R . 27,i'rif/-ee f , is z clie - if- 4 Nzte-o • e-0-0-t-- Y. E\VS PA -, :._-__ __ rtz f;',;; ; ,,..----_ ...::.;,..,) ' 114- , - . , H OF THE =TEM' i,vt,',j ' .-..,......7.--,,, - •IT ; : .7.' • A . ._ , k •i 1 /.- -- - "'•- --:-' ' :.'„, i- * C''''' ni , ,N. , 4 ":171; . ' *P - •' , 4—' 4 , lid l e , :...:. ~., .-. •.,„,....„ ), t . - - •_0 Or , ~ •,, -,.. - . ~,!;;.,;:.,, • • _.s: ~ ~., o ... . , ........ , 73-- ...... • ,„..,,,,;,® I P 1 ,,,,,„,:.-• .:' ' dir ' 'lli ' ''''' 6 • 4-324 ' ....,„,,„ , tk , --- ,-,- E—:- ...:5..;-)-.. -.-- •••.,„ I tto ~,.:.,,,....,- zatorr• ' ......•. - • . -,--- , lt , -„,/.0.,,,, _, 0,.....„... ..._. )..4 (From the Registrar-General's Weekly 1 4 The deaths registered in London it; the o E. r , -- s , Ang last Saturday were 1,647 ; th e y ex hibit a siohil -.- decrease on the number in the previous week. In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1854-63, the average number was 1,320, which, with a cor— rection for increase of population, becomes 1,452. Hence it appears that the deaths in the present re turn are more by 195 than they would have been if the average rate of mortality at this period of the year had prevailed. Notwithstanding the severe weather the inhabi tants of London have lately experienced, the deaths from pulmonary diseases (exclusive of phthisis) de clined from 438 in the previous week to 427 last week; bat the effects of the low temperature will probably be seen in future returns. Bronchitis was fatal in 277 cases, of which 130 were those of persons of 60 years of age and upwards; 83 persons died from pneumonia, 35 from asthma, and 183 from phthisis (or consumption). The deaths by zymotic diseases were 331, the corrected average for corresponding weeks being 317. Eight deaths occurred from smallpos, 32 from measles, 55 from scales tins, 6 from diphtheria, 65 from wboopingeough, and 72 from typhus. Six hundred and sixty-three persons died under 20 years of age, and 431 were 60 years and upwards. The deaths of 6 nonagenarians are recorded, the oldest of whom was a widow, who attained the age of 96 years. Six children died from measles at the Workhouse, Norwood. Five deaths, 3of which were those of infants, were from syphilitic disease. Fifteen children and one adult died from burns or scalds. Eleven persons were killed by fractures or contusions, and five deaths were caused by suffoca tion. Four infants were murdered. The widow of a coalwhipper died at 12, Love-lane, Stepney, from congestion of the lungs, caused by exposure to cold. A workman in an artificial flotver warehouse, rpsiding at 23, New-street, Borough-road, South wark, died from arsenical poisoning, four months, ulceration of the bowels. A boy aged 11 years, died in Guy's Hospital from tetanus, the re sult of a wound caused by treading on a flint stone. A man, aged 44 years, died at 4, Rowland-court, Bermondsey, from tetanus. Last week the births of 1,009 boys and 996 girls, In all 2,005 children, were registered in London. In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1854- 63 the average number (corrected) was 2,116. At the Royal Observatory, Ureenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29.525 in. The barometrical reading increased from 29.21 in. on Friday to 30.07 in. by midnight on Saturday. The mean temperature of the air in the week was 34.6 deg., which is 4.1 deg. below the average of the same week in 43 years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher). The highest day temperature was 53'8 deg. on Saturday. The lowest night temperature was 20.1 deg. on 'Wednesday. The entire range of temperature in the week was therefore 33.7 deg. On Thursday there was a range of only 4! deg. of temperature within 24 hours. The mean tempera • tare of the water of the Thames was 37.6 deg. The difference between the mean dew-point temperature and air temperature was 4.7 deg. The mean degree of humidity of the air was 83, complete saturation being represented by 100. Snow fell on Monday and on Wednesday. Rain fell on Friday and Satur day. The direction of the wind was variable. EA P ~~+.~ ~~,~ r THE SUN, LONDON WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 17, 1864. T HE LONDON RESTAURANT COMPANY (Limited). Capital £50,000, in 10,000 Shares of £5 each. This Company is formed for the purpose of establishing large Dining Halls and Luncheon Rooms, in which will be offered Dinners and Refreshments of a first-class character, at charges adapted to the means of the various sections of the commercial public. That which Mr. Lang has effected in Glasgow and M. Duval in Paris, with such marked success, the Directors seek to accomplish in London, feeling per suaded, as the " Times" remarks, that, " No speculation can be safer than that based on supplying the want of a good meal at the lowest price." Although the London Restaurant Company will offer ac commodation of a kind that has not hitherto been attempted, yet from the markets in which it proposes to buy, and the various sources of revenue that will be opened up, it is felt that this undertaken; presents elements of success far greater than any of the joint-stock hotel companies, although some of these have realised very large dividends. Prospectuses and Forms of Applications for Shares may be obtained from W. E. Duncan, Esq , solicitor, 80, Basinp;hall street ; agd of the Secretary, at the Offices of the Company, 3, Finsbuiy-pavement. AN APPEAL to the SHAKSPERE COM MITTEE for the ROYAL DRAMATIC COLLEGE.— Patronised by her Most Gracious MAJESTY and his Royal Highness the Prince of WALES.—The noblemen and gen tlemen forming the various Shakspere Committees are ear nestly prayed to ccns der the appropriateness of devoting a portion of the funds collecting for the Tercentenary Celebra tion of the great Poet to the above Institution, founded for "the poor player who struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more," and the education of their children. What nobler monument could be erected to the memory of Shakspere, himself a player, than the buildingr, and endowing the two schools of this College in his name, and enabling a few worn-out actors to pass in comfort to their last home who have contributed to your pleasure and amusement? Shakspere writes :—" Good my lord, will you see the players well bestowed! Do you hear, let them be well used; for they are abstract and brief chronicles of the time." B. WEBSTER, Master. Now ready, in 3 vols., Dedicated to the Duchess of Athole, EL L A NOItM A N. By ELIZABETH A. MURRAY. " A clever and genuine book."—Examiner. " One of the most interesting novels we have read for a long time."—Reader, Hurst and Black ett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. MR. SIIERIDAN LE FANU'S NEW NOVEL. WYDER'S HAND. By the Author of " The House by the Churchyard." Is ready at every Library. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. NORWICH UNION FIRE AND LIFE OFFICES- NOTICE OF REMOVAL. The Directors hereby give notice, that, in consequence of the immediate extension of the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway, they have vacated their offices, No. 6, Crescent, New Bridge-street, and REMOVED to their NEW PREMISES, No. 29, Fleet-street, E.C, February 4, 1864. GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. FIVE PER CENT. PREFERENCE SHARES. The Directors of the Great Eastern Railway Company hereby give notice, that, in accordance with the Act, the SECOND CALL of £2los. per Share is payable on or before TUESDAY, the 23d February, 1864, at the Union Bank of Londe'', Princes-street, Mansion-house, London, or at Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co., 87, Lombard-street, London. It will be necessary for the holder of the ,Scrip to present the same to the bankers at the time of making payment, in order to have the receipt properly filled up. The Five per Cent. interest will be paid on the Ist of March and on the let of September in each year. By order, J. B. OWEN, Secretary. Bishopsgate-terminus, Feb. 4,1864. G REAT EASTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. FOUR-AND-A-HALF PER CENT. PREFERENCE STOCK. Tho Great Eastern Railway Company are prepared to re ceive APPLICATIONS for SUMS of £lOO, or upwards, of the above Stock, created under the powers of their Act of 1862, bearing a fixed Preferential Interest of 4i per cent. per annum. Interest commences from the date of payment. Applications to be made either personally or by letter to the undersigned. J. B. OWEN, Secretary. T HE SOUTH WALES COLLIERY COMPANY (Limited). The Liability of each shareholder is limited by the Act of 25th and 26th Vic. ' cap. 89, to the amount payable upon the shares held by him in the capital of the Company. Capital £200,000, in 8,000 shares, of £25 each. 10s. per share to be paid on application, £2 on allotment. Calla not to exceed £2 108 per share, nor to be made at intervals of less than three months. DIRECTORS. CRAWSHAY BAILEY, Esq., M.P. Newport, Chair- man. R. W. KENNARD, Esq , M.P., (Messrs. R. W. Kennard and Co.), Deputy Chairman. Hon. S. P. Vereker, Director South Staffordshire Railway Company. W. Challis, Esq. (Sir J. Pirie, Bart., and Co., Birchin• . _ lane. T. Gratrex, Esq., Banker, Newport. W. B. Greenfield, Esq., Director Pernambuco Railway Company, Lawrence Heyworth, Esq., jun., Yew Tree, Liverpool. (With power to add to their number.) BANKERS. The Consolidated Bank, Fenchurch-street, E.G. Messrs. Crawshay Bailey and Co., Newport. SOLICITOR—George Rooper, Esq., 26, Lincoln's-inn-fields. BROKERS. Messrs. Joshua Hutchinson and Son, 16, Angel-ceurt, Throgmorton-street. AUDITORS. Edward Cheshire, Esq., Bank of Egypt, Old Broad-street, Cornelius Walford, Eeq., Enfield. SECRETLRY (pro tem.)—James J. Walls, Esq. Offices—No. 16, Cannon-etreet, B.C. PROSPECTUS. This Company is formed for leasing or purchasing Coal fields in the South Wales Basin, and working the collieries for export and home consumption. There being no reservation of any kind for promoters or premiums for leases payable, the shareholders will obtain the entire benefit of the employment of the capital raised, preliminary expenses being confined to the necessary dis bursements. Applications for shares in the annexed form may be made to the brokers or bankers of the Company, or to the Secretary in London ; or to Messrs, Crawshay Bailey and Co., the Company's bankers at Newport, from any of whom prospectuses can be obtained. Where no allotment is made the deposit will be returned in full, and, should the number of shares allotted be less than that applied fur, the payment in excess will be applied towards the deposit. Copies of the articles of association may be seen at the oflices of the Company. Feb. 12, 1864. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To the Directors of the South Wales Company (Limited). Gentlemen, —Having paid to your bankers the sum of , I hereby request that you will allot me shares in the South Wales Colliery Company (Limited); and I hereby agree to accept such shares, or any less num , ber that you may allot me, and request you to place my name on the register of members for the number of shares allotted to me.—l am, Gentlemen, Name in full Address in full "Usual signature Date This form is to be presented to the hankers entire, who will sign and return the receipt to the applicant. T HE SOUTH WALES COLLIERY COMPANY (Limited\ No LONDON APPLICATIONS in this Company will be received atter MONDAY, 22d inst.; and not later than TUESDAY, 23d, from the COUNTRY. By order of the Board. jF THIS SHOULD MEET THE EYE of any one troubled with Wind in the Stomach, Indigestion, or Biliousness, take PAGE WOODCOCK'S WIND PILLS. Tocir world-wide celebrity proves them of sterling merit. Of all medicine vendors at Is. lid. and 24. 9d. ; or free by post for 14 or 33 stamps from Page D. Woodcock, Chemist Lincoln. MESSRS. BOTT, JACKSON, AND CO. execute COMMISSIONS on all races throughout the year. Market price guaranteed. Remittances, London and Westminster Bank. Post-office Orders payable at Camber well-park. N.B.—Betting on the Waterloo Cup. Address—Boar and JACKSON, "Man of the World" Wine Stores, George-street, Camberwell-park, London. Steam Saw Mills, near Charlton Pier, Woolwich. MR. ANDREW HIND will SELL by AUCTION, at the MART, on WEDNESDAY, Feb 17. at One precisely, the lease and plant (consisting of steam engine and boiler. circular and vertical saws, frames, benches, shafting, &c.) of the FIARRINGTON SAW MILLS, now in full work, doing a profitable and rapidly increasing business. Particulars at the Mart, and corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. Kentish-Town, Two Unfinished Houses. MR. ANDREW HIND will SELL by AUCTION. at the Mart, opposite the Bank of Eng land, on WEDNESDAY, February 17, 1864, at Twelve for One o'clock, two substantially-built Seven-roomed Carcases, situate in Langford-road, Wellington-road, Kentish-town. Estimated to produce a Rental of £64 per annum. Parti culars and Conditions of Sale may be had at the Inns in the neighbourhood of the property, at the Auction Mart, and at the Auctioneer's Offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. B USINESSES. - MR. ANDREW HIND'S JANUARY LIST, Containing 500 Businesses, Premises, Partnerships, dm, Gratis. Letters, enclose stamp. Particulars entered free. Offices—Corner of LITTLE CARTER-LANE, ST. PAUL'S. HOUSES. —Mr. ANDREW HIND has for SALE a Corner SHOP, at Holloway, and Three Pri vate Houses adjoining, producing £94 per annum. Ground rent £25. Price £715, or separately. Also the following Chelsea, four. 1,000 guineas ; ditto, £5OO and £850; Camden town, two, £1,20) ; Holloway, two, £570 ; Homerton, six, £135 each, dm. Offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. FARM WANTED to rent, from 50 to 200 acres, with moderate-sized dwelling-house and outbuildings. Particulars to be sent to A. H.,15, Godliman-street, Doctors'- commons, London. Family Residence and Land. MR. ANDREW HIND has to LET a comfort able HOUSE, in Essex, fourteen miles from town and two from a station, delightfully situate on high ground, and commanding extensive views. Contains lofty drawing room, dining and morning rooms, four best and five other bed rooms, kitchens and cellars. Grounds comprise pleasure and kitchen gardens, shrubbery, paddock, and meadow, together about seven acres ; with lodge entrance, stabling. coach house, green house, ornamental water, and bridge. Rent, on three years' agreement, £l2O ; fixtures, £5O ; or the lease for 18 years at £lOO. Price. with fixtures, £2OO. Cards to view may be had at fhe Auction and Estate Agency Offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. HOUSES. —Mr. ANDREW HIND has to LET a spacious ROUSE, at Brixton Hill, cont ainine nine bed and reception rooms, with usual offices, large pleasure and kitchen gardens, Izc. Rent, £lO5. Also a large house, furnished, and the following : —Lewisham, rent ZSO ; Harrow, xso, Jo. Offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Paul•. RESIDENCE. —Mr. ANDREW HIND has to LET or SELL an excellent Detached HOUSE at Hackney, containing 16 rooms, basement, dm. The neigh bourhood is pleasant and healthy; soil gravel. Rent, £9O. P r ice, freehold, £1,600. Offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. I RE LAND. -Mr. ANDREW HIND h as f or SALE the Lessee's Interest in a convenient Small RESIDENCE and 76 Acres of prime LAND, pleasantly situate near the City of Cork, and commanding beautiful, views of the harbour and surrounding country. Good shoot ing and fishing. Term of lease, 91 years ; ground rent, Z 72. Price, £7OO. Offices, ()Omer of Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. PRI Z E MEDAL —INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, ,862.1 FRANCIS TUCKER & CO., Wax Chandlers, &0., &0., To the Queen and the P A ince of Wales. (Established 1770.) The Jurors' Report on Wax and Church Candles, in 1862.' testifies to the excellence of the quality of Messrs. Tuckers' manufacture. A distinguished Dignitary, in a letter addressed to Francis Tucker and Co., on the subject of theml E e r g S y fullyt owrit wi t h PLATTED use ua l e t :the altar." PLATTED WICKS, says: mWe" them n A l d X have C fAtoouNtnhdpe sincerely , r m ec y o t m u m rn e , nda c t o i m o! which you gave them, and can sincerel Finest quality, with Platted Wicks, patented.. d. per lb. Ordinary quality • • • • • • .. Od. per lb. VEGETABLE CANDLES, with a Mixture of Wax. Best quality • • • • • • .. Is. sd. per lb. Second quality •• • • •• • ls. 3d. per lb. Third quality .. • • • • • • .. Is. ld. per lb. Carriage paid in London on Orders of Five Pounds in value. FRANCIS TUCKER AND CO., 8, South litlolton-street, Grosvenor-square. Manufactory— Kensington (Established 1730). The largest Establishment in England for the Manufacture of Wax Candles for the use of the Altar. The Hon. Robert Petre, son of the tenth Baron Petre, died a few days since at his residence in Manchester street. The hon. gentleman was in his 62d year. AMENDED PROSPECTUS. THE ME X I CA. BANK (Limited). Incorporated under the Companies Act, 1862. Capital £1,000,000, in 20,000 shares of £5O each. (Power to increase.) First Issue 10,000 shares. Deposit £1 per share on application, and £1 per share on allotment. £3 per share three weeks after allotment. Calls will not exceed £5 per share, at intervals of three months. DIRECTORS. Frederick Harrison, Esq., Thrector of the London and County Bank. James L. Hart, Esq., C onsu l f or Mexico (J. Hart and Co.), London. Abel Heywood. Esq. the Alliance Bank the of Manchester) , Director of Lewis Lamworthy, Esq., Manchester. William J. Marshall, Esq. (Wiism, Bowles, and Co.), London. John Paterson, Esq., Lhairmsn of the Standard Bank of British South Africa. Robert Rumney, Esq., Director of the Alliance Bank, Man chester. Charles Alexander Thurburn, Seq., late of It and H. Thur burn and Co.„ of Alexandria. BANK3RS• The Alliance Bank Lothbury, London ; Brown's-buildings, Liverpool ; and King.street, Manchester. SOLtbniongLondon—Flux and Argles, 9,Mincing-lane. • Liverpool—Fletcher, Hull, and Stone, Cook street. BROKERS. J. and J. Whitehead, 8, Moorgate-street, London. Shore and Kirk, Manchester. TEMPORARY OFFICES. 16, King William-street. London, E.C. T HE MEXICAN BANK (Limited). The following Circular has been issued to all applicants for shares in this Company : The Mexican Bank (Limited), Temporary Ofllees, 16, King William-street, E.C., February 13, 1864. Sir,—ln consequence of the Committee of the Stock Ex. change having- passed a resolution to the effect that all new Companies must, before obtaining a settlement, issue one half of the nominal Capital, the Directors have determined tto issue an amended Prospectus, which they now enclose, at same time forwarding you a new Form of Application for Shares in the above Company, which please to sign and re turn on or before Wednesday next at Four o'clock, otherwise your application will be considered withdrawn and your money rammed. The applications received amounting to nearly ten times the number, no extended time can possibly be given, and no increase of the number originally applied for can be received. I am. Sir, Your obedient servant, WM. THOS. MORRISON, Secretary pro tem. CREDIT FONCIER of MAURITIUS (Limited). Incorporated with limi ed liability under the Com panies' Act, 1862. Capital £500,000, in 10,000 Shares of £5O each. Payable on allotment £2 per Share. It is contemplated that about £lO per Share will be called up. DI RECTORS. LONDON BOARD. ....... Colonel Balfour, C. 8., late Chief of Military Finance De partment of India, Director of the Land Mortgage Bank of India. _ _ _ Sir John P. Grant, K.C.8., late Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal, and Director of the Land Mortgage Bank of India. George Henry Money, Esq., 9, Berkeley-street, Berkeley square. George Palmer Robinson, Esq., Director of the Alliance Bank of London and Liverpool. Richard Spooner; Esq., Deputy-Chairman of the Bank of Hindustan. F. A. V. Thurburn, late Deputy-Commissioner of Revenue in Oude. Henry Young, Esq., late Chief Secretary to the Govern ment at Bombay. George Clerihew, Esq„ late Chief Medical Officer at Mauritius. MAP RITIUS BOARD. The Hon. Ceiiconrt Antelme, Member of the Legislative Council and Landed Proprietor. The Hon. Henri Pitot, Member of the Legislative Council and Landed Proprietor. G. C. Bourguignon, Esq., Merchant and Landed Pro prietor. Henri Plasson, Esq., Merchant and Landed Proprietor. Volcy de Sennevill , „ Esq., Landed Proprietor. LONDON AGENTS. The Land Mortgage Bank of India (Limited). BANKERS. London—Alliance Bankol London and Liverpool. Mauritius—The Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, Lon don, and China. • SOLICITORS. Messrs. Flux and Argles, Mincing-lane. BROKERS. Messrs. J. and A. Scrimgeonr, 10, Old Broad-street. SECRETARY (pro tern.)—Wm. Grcenre Dick, - Req. Offices, Land Mortgage Bank of India, 17, Change a E.C. The progress of Mauritius, as the chief scat of the produc tion of sugar by free labour, has been such as to create a large and valuable landed property, which affords an excel lent field for the operation of a Land Mortgage Bank or Credit Fonder. - firefOflOWing table of the exports of sugar from Mauritius the the best pro )1 of this progress, and shows how firmly the prosperity of the colony is new established : Tons. 1850 ,.. 55,4118 1851 1852 3853 .................... 1854 ................. ..., 1855 , 3856 ... ............................ 1857 .................... .. 1858 ......... , 3859 .................... , ........... 125,000 1860 130,869 The crop of 18 61, owing to h u rricane, only produced 108,000 tons, but that of 1862 readied 160,0 00 tons. This production tends every year to increase with the f lei lities of obtaining labour from Irdia, with extended cultiva tion and irrigation, and with the establishment of railroads, which are in course of executi on, and will be partially open to traffic in the early part of this year. At the present rate sugar crop may be oducton the annual value of the taken at z 3,001,000, and the fee - simple value of the sugar e dates at £6,0)0,000 ; in addition to which estates, high, Pr of there is a large amount of real p r operty in lands, houses , and other forms. There is also great scope fo r uie f u l outlay of capital in im p r T o vheem rate n t s o o f n interesttates, waste lands, and irrigating, l a exceanbY erecting new machinery, clearing to 10 per cent. per annum, or 8 4 er cent. interest , with 2 p er and a rate equal cent. commission , would be re a ly paid on loans redeemable by annuities, and with a security never less than double the advance. It is estimated that a sum of £2,000,000 might be safely in vested at this rate., Supposing £1,000,000 Only to 5e invested a t a difference of 4 per cent. between the rate Pail upon bonds in England and received in Mauritius. it is evident that the profit on the paid-un portion of the share capital, which would not exceed £lOO,OOO or £150,000, would be very large. The remainder of the Share capital of £500,000, together with the amount of first InOrtg'sges on first-class real pro perty, which would these bo ys equal the amount of bonds issued, would thus give these bond s an unexceptionable security. The legislation of Mauritius affords great advantages for the establishment of a Credit Fonder, It is the same as that of the Trench Code Civil, and a law providing a simple and e ffectiveregistration of all mortgages has just been passed for the express p u rpose of facilitating t h e establishment of Complinies to lend upon land. Under these to the Directors of the L circumstance_ 0 an application has been made halt of a large number of nd litortzagarincip Bank of India, on be ath --e Palmembera of the Legis lative Council and Landed A .-roprietors of Mauritius , to esta blish a branch there. The Directors of the Land Mortgage Bank were of opinion that Mauritius promised an excellent field of operations, but as the nature of the properties and tenures of land are diffe rent from those of India, t o Which the original subscriptions of their Bank were invited, it was thought better to raise a separate capital and eorlstit l lte anew Company, which, while connected with the Mort -age Bank by friendly relations, should yet be a distinct i nstitution. The close connection between Mauritius and India renders this alliance peculiarly desirable, and will be the means of securing valuable busi ness to the new Company, ,u -le the expenses of an offiee and establishment in London Will be diminished by mutually advantageous arrangements, A deposit of £2 is payable Oil allotment, and calls by in stalments up to XlO per share Will be made, after which it is intended to issue Bonds. The Articles of Association lie at the offices of the Solici tors for inspection. Applications may be made in the annexed form, addressed to the Offices of the Land Mortgage Bank of India (Limited), Change-alley, or to the Brokers. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To the Directors of the Credit Fonder of Mauritius (Limited). Gentlemen, Shares Articles of Association, an suchgree to become a Member of I n I the herebyabove thatpalnnydrprraltsoutuferbeial Profession allot loon. that t theai. tue. B. iiey.B.... . .. Memorandum.. . : and.. , .: ttre Company in respect orSharesbaenred for to the pay Shares e d s e s p o os: lo o t f te : wine may be Residence ... less number you mayaloiclfoatmuleeme:n full perpl placed Share aorne the Register thereon , or in respect of any Reference .....: CREDIT FONCIER (Limited). o F M AURIT WS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That NO FURTHER APPLICATIONS for SHARES in this Company will be RECEIVED after Four o'clock TIT'S DAY (WEDNES DAY), the 17th inst. By Order. 17, Change-alley, Ka. w3l' QR.&anE DICK, Secretary. Feb. 17, 1864. NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE.—The greatest and most useful invention of the day, AGIJA ATiIAB.ELLA. Messrs. JOHN GO SNELL' and CO., 3, King-court, Lombard street, London, Perfumers to her Majesty, respectfully offer to the public this truly marvellous fluid, which gradually restores the human hair to its pristine hue—no matter at what age. The Agua Amarella has none of the properties of dyes ; it, on the contrary, is beneficial to the system, and when the hair is once restored one application per month will keep it in perfect colour. Price one guinea per bottle, or in half bottles, 10s. 6d. Testimonials from artistes of the highest order, and from individuals of undoubted respecta bility, may be seen on application. Messrs. John Gosnell and Co. have been appointed Perfumers to her Royal High ness the Princess of Wales. MR. DYCE'S POPULAR NOVEL, BELLA DONNA, Can now be obtained at every Library. From the Spectator.—" Jenny, the hypotheosis of pretty plumpness, is the central figure of this story. Mr. Dyce pos sesses rare power. This is one of the most successful novels of the season." From the Examiner.—" This story of plump Jenny Bell is told with much cleverness by th e li g ht es t o f t ouc h es ." Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. The First Number to appear Saturday, the 20th inst. THE AUTO GRAPHIC MIRROR: Containing Facsimiles of Documents, Letters, ecti., by Sovereigns, Statesmen, Warriors, Divines, Historians, Lawyers ; Literary, Scientific, Artistic, and Theatrical Celebrities of Past and Present Times. The Letterpress under the superintendence of an accom plished and experienced Literary Man ; the Lithographic Department under that of Mr. Vincent Brooks, of Chandos street, W.C. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail way Terminus, King's-cross. FUNDS are urgently REQUIRED. Treasurer and Banker—EDWARD MASTERMAN, Esq., Nicholas-lane. GRACE EGERTON (Mrs. George Case), will Commence her THIRD SEASON in London at the POLYGRAPHIC HALL, King William-street, TO-NIGHT and every Evening at Eight (except Saturday). Saturday Mornings at Three.—Stalls. Ss. ; unreserved seats, 2s. ; area, Is. Will continue positively for a month only. T " OXFORD 6, OXFORD STREET, W. THIS EVENING, will be performed the new and success ful Cantata KING CHRISTMAS, and other 51usical Enter tainments, supported by the following talented artistes:— Misses Russell, Fitz-Henry, Tyrrell, %V almsley ; and Messrs. Morley, Tivoli, Green. Director, Mr. F. Jonghmans. Comedy, by Mr. T. Maclagan, W. Randall, G. Hutehenson, G. W. Jester, Miss Nelly Power (the juvenile comedienne), and those wonderous Gymnasts, Messrs. Berri, Leach, and Foster. Admission—Area, 6d. ; stalls and balcony, ls. ; private boxes, 10s. 6d. CANTERBURY HALL. THIS EVENING, First Time, an entirely new and original Optical Illusion, entitled PRINCE BLOSSOM; or, The Fairies of the Magic Fountain and the Forest of Shadows ; with novel effects, registered by Mr. C. Morton, and now exhibited for the first time. Prince Blossom, Miss E. Townley—in addition to the usual entertainments of the establishment, supported by the whole of the talented company. Admission—Area, 6d. ; Stalls and Balcony, is. Open every Evening. ROYAL ALHAMBRA.- GRAND CIRQUE IMPERIAL, EVERY EVENING, at halt-past 7 ; MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, and SATUR DAY, at 2 o'clock. ROYAL ALHAMBRA.- The best Male end Female Riders—the best Trained Horses—the Funniest Clowns—the Greatest Gymnasts—the Most Wonderful ELEPHANT in the whole World. MADAME TUS SAUD'S HISTORICAL GALLERY; established 28 years at the Bazaar, Baker-street.---A full-length MODEL of EDWARD IV., King of England, 1483, reported the handsomest man in Europe, wearing the magnificent crown and coronation robes of the period. Admission, is. ; extra rooms, 6d. Open from 11 a.m. till dusk, and from 7 till 10. ARGYLL ROOM S, Windmill-street, Piccadilly, IS OPEN EVERY EVENING. During the evening an unparalleled repertoire of Dance Music, Selections and Overtures, is performed by the cele brated Argyll Band, forty in number. Doors Open at half-past 8, commence at 9. Admission Is. Manager, M. GRENET. 29, GEORGE-STREET, HANOVER-SQUARE. THE LONDON ANATOMICAL MUSEUM. Open daily from 10 till 10. Where may be seen the Asters ; Bushman and Wife ; Julia Pastrana and Infant ; Eng and Shang - , the Siamese Twins; and upwards of 3,000 Models, Natural Preparations, Jo. Egyptian Mummies, unwrapped, 4,000 years old. Admission, One Shilling . (tor Gentlemen only). ON CHLORATE OF POTASSA AND ITS USE IN OXYDISINO THE BLOOD. PR. J. P. SARGEANT, M.R.C.S., and L.S.A. 0836', will shortly repeat his Lecture on this subject at St. James's Gall, Piccadilly, and will satisfactorily prove that Chlorate of Potassa, (as prepared by passing chlorine through a mixture of quick-lime and water, and subsequently boiling a long time with Chloride of Potassium) is a most active remedy for oxydising the blood, and restoring vitality to the low, vitiated state of the nervous system, and is there fore calculated to supersede the use of iron, meroury, quinine, and sarsaparilla. —56, Gower-street, Bedford-square, London. G OOD SECURITY and TEN PER CENT. for THREE YEARS. The STRAND MUSIC HALL COMPANY (Limited), is now issuing BONDS bearing Ten per Cent. Interest for Three Years, secured by a First Mortgage. The Bonds are for £5O each, with Six Dividend Warrants of 1(s. each attached. Apply immediately at the Offices of the Company, 345, Strand, W.C., or to Mr. T. G. Taylor, Stock and Share Broker, 11, Tokenhonse-yard, E.C. By Order of the Board, FREDERIC LAWEANCE, Secy. TROUSERS. —Special attention is called to the WINTER GOODS, and gentlemen who do not mind paying a fair price for a good pair of trousers can depend on material and patterns that cannot be ex;elled, at HAMILTON and KEMPTON'S, TAILORS, 105, Strand (opposite Exeter Hall). "DIGS! PIGS! PIGS!-INDIAN PIG MEAL, without huaka, supplied to the Royal farms, Windsor, and in every county in England, lOs ed per cwt. ; one cwt. equal to cwt. barley or any meal. Delivered free in Lon don. Established 185&—THOMAS PEARCE, Manager, 66, Lant-street, Southwark. ORNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Library, and Dining-room, eonsieting of a new and elegant assort ment of VASE S, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks, Obelisks, Ink stands, beautiful inlaid T a bl es P aper weights, &a, in Italian, filabas , er, Parian, Marble, Bronze, Derbyshire Spar, Atm Imported and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mine ralogist to her SW esty, 149, Stand, W.C.; London. Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of SHELLS, MINERALS, ROCKS, and FOSSILS, which will greatly facilitate the interesting study of MINERALOGY, CON CHOLOGY. and GEOLOGY, at 2, 5,10, 20, 50, to 100 guineas each. PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINE RALOGY is given by Mr. TENNANT, at 149, Strand, W.C. TEETH. —Mr. ESKELL'S INVENTION in the construction of ARTIFICIAL TEETH has the following advantages :—A set of teeth, of excellent work manship and mechanism, can be made and fitted with the most perfect accuracy and success, in a few hours, without pain or extraction of stumps, and to answer all the purposes of mastication and articulation. They are fitted without wires or fastenings, and adapt themselves so perfectly to the gums, that they are quite immoveable, except at the option of the wearer. Invalids or residents in the country can ad just these teeth to many changes of the mouth without the aid of a dentist. They are not so liable to injury, are always useful, and will last a lifetime. Comfort guaranteed. Trea tise explaining Mr. Eskell's Patent, &c., free for 7 stamps. Inspection of specimens and Consultations tree.-B,Grosvenor street, Bond-street, W ; and at 39, Bennett's-hill, Bir mingham. Fr EATING'S PALE NEWFOUNDLAND 1.1 COD LIVER OIL. The Finest Imported this Season. THIS VALUABLE MEDICINE having of late years come into such general use, and being, moreover, so exten sively prescribed by the most eminent practitioners both in town and country, Mr. Keating can with the greatest confidence recommend this Oil as being perfectly pure, nearly tasteless, and free from adulteration, having been analysed, reported on, and recommended by Prof. Taylor, of Guy's and St Thomas's Hospitals, Dr. Scott, M.D., L.R.C.P., ac., and Dr. Edwin Payne, M.D., L.R.C.P., M.R.C.S., who, in the words of the late Dr. Pereira, says that "The best Oil is that which is most devoid of colour, odour, and flavour, cha racters this will be found to possess, being purely of hepatic origin, a point of great weight with regard to its therapeutic value. Sold in Half-pints, 10. 9d. ; Pinta, 38. ; Quarts, ss. 6d. ; and Five-pint Bottles, 12s. 6d., imperial measure, by THOMAS KEATING, Chemist 79 ,St. Paul's Churchyard, London. DR. SCOTT'S BILIOUS AND LIVER PILLS.—A NEVER FAILING REMEDY.—Pre oared without any mercurial ingredient, from the recipe of Dr. Scott, of Bromley, Kent, will be found invaluable to all who muirer from bilious and liver complaints, indigestion, wind. spasms, giddiness, dizziness of the eyes, &e. For habitual costiveness, as a family aperient medicine, and as a purifier of the blood, they are truly excellent; mild in their opera tion and grateful to the stomach, they create appetite, pro mote digestion, and strengthen the whole nervous:system. Sold by W. Lambert, 8, King William-street, Charing-cross. London, and by most druggists, in boxee,ls. lid., and three times the quantity in one, 28. 9d. Be sure to ask for Dr. Scott's Bilious and Liver Pills. The genuine are a square green package, with " William Lambert," engraved on the stamp. PRICE ..4d. STAMPED.....Sd. Naval and Military Intelligence. THE NAVY. A model and plans for a " wholly" ironclad vessel have recently been submitted to the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty by Lieut. R. H. Napier, 11• N„ of her Majesty's ship Duke of Wellington, the greatest advantage being a lighter draught of water than any war vessel afloat in pro portion of tonnage (14ft draught to a tonnage of 2,180). The estimated speed of the vessel is from 12 to 18 knots, and she will be capable of carrying any description of gun that can be used afloat. Capt. A. Farquhar and Capt. Sir J. D. Hay have been awarded the good service pensions vacant by the removal of Capt. H. Broadhead and Capt. J. L. Stokes from the Captains' list. In the new Navy Estimates, just published, the sum of £55,438 will be required to be voted for carrying out the different works now in progress for the enlargement and extension of Chatham dockyard during the ensuing year, which amount is exclusive of the sum required for the ordi nary operations connected with the dockyard. The forma tion of the new basins, docks, factories, and other buildings intended to be constructed at Chatham, the whole covering an additional space of 300 acres, will involve an outlay of a 15,000 beyond the sums already expended, but the sum of £27,000 only is taken in the estimates for the ensuing year. From this it appears that the work will be spread over a number of years. On the occasion of the recent visit of the Lords of the Admiralty to Chatham it was decided to erect more powerful and costly machinery for carrying on the works connected with the build ' ing of the iron and iron-clad ships, and accordingly a sum of £16,318 is taken in the estimates for new machinery, exclusive of £1,600 for improved ma chinery in the ropemaking department of the establish ment. There is also an item of £1,090 for preparing the foundations for the new machinery, and the sum of £9OO will be required for the new 25-ton crane which the Lords of the Admiralty directed to be placed between Nos. 3 and 4 docks. The expense of dredging and clearing the harbour of mud is again large, the sum of £1,500 being required for that work during the year. There is a decrease in the num ber of established workmen, the number being ,1,467, against 1,544 last year. The following promotions were made yesterday at the Admiralty :—Commanders to be Captains—J. W. Whyte, M. R. Pechell, E. IL Howard, J. K. E. Baird, C. T. Curme, H. H. Beamish, G. W. Watson, H. D. Hickley, and F. A. Herbert. Lieutenants to be Commanders—G. W. E. Lloyd, E. J. Lawson, M. G. Jackson, H. G. Belson, H. E. Crozier, E. F. Kerby, J. H. liatchard, J. Z. Creasy, E. H. Murray, and T. T. Phillips. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :—Capt. G. S. Hand, C. 8., to the Victory, addi tional for packet service at Southampton, vice Patey ; Capt. H. Caldwell, C. 8., to the Asia, ♦ice Broadhead; Comman der W, E. Fisher, to the Eagle, vice Whyte, promoted Commander H. R. Wratislaw, to the Greyhound. vice Hickley, promoted; Commander A. T. Thrupp, ro the Geyser, vice Pechell, promoted; Commander J. W. Webb, to the Rattler, vice Howard, promoted ; Commander E. R. Fremantle, to the Eclipse, vice Mayne, promoted ; Com mander J. L. Creasy, to the Centaur, complement incom plete ; Lieut. R. H. Napier, to command the Triton, vice Kerby, promoted; Staff Commander William H. Ballistan, to the Dauntless; John Symons, master to the Aboukir; Arthur A Duffield, Henry A. Baring, Alexander Cochran, Gerald C. Langley, Richard F. Meade, Dudley C. Stuart, Edward Beauchamp, John Durnford, and Ronald M. Hall, midshipman to the Princess Royal; Dr. William T. Dora ville, staff surgeon, to the Fisgard ; James N, I. O'Malley, assist.-surg., to the Hastings, for the Ferret ; Joseph Halpin, assistosurg., to the Curacoa ; Thomas L. Mou rilyan, second master, to the Princess Royal ; Augustus Fane, and David A. Canning, master's assistant to the Princess Royal; and Robert Madge, acting chief engineer, to the Asia, as supernumerary, and granted three months' leave. THE ARMY. In the notioe of the services of the late Major-General J. Portlock, R.E., as given in The Sun of yesterday, there were omissions respecting two important duties which he performed. In early life he was for many years on active military service in Canada, and on coming home in 1824 he was attached to the Ordnance Trigonometrical Survey, and was chief assistant of the director, Col. (afterwards Gen.) Colby. In the execution of that survey, particularly in Ireland, he made through a series of years such strenuous and successful exertions, that his assooiate, Major-General Larcom, K C. 8., now Under Secretary for Ireland, has said of him that "no man, perhaps, ever in his own person per formed so great an amount of labour, both of observation and calculation." __- STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, Feb. 16.—There has been a better feeling in our shipping market for yarns, consequent upon advices from Calcutta and Bombay reporting an improvement in both those markets. At Bombay, January 29, yarns had improved, and cloths were ls. to is. 6d. per piece advanced as com pared with the date of the previous mail. The money-market was also easier, and the rate of ex change lower. At Calcutta, on the 28th, cloth was ls. per piece higher, and yarns were dearer, with an easier money-market. In consequence of these advices there has been more business doing to-day in all counts of yarn for India. Shippers for the markets of the Mediterranean have also again been active, chiefly in water twist. Prices are firm, but with no change in quotations. We had a better tune in home-trade yarns, but without much change in prices. In cloths the telegrams from India have caused a better feeling, and there has been rather more inquiry, but there is not mach business doing, This department of the market has been exceedingly quiet for 10 or 14 days, and some activity may be expected in India cloths if manufacturers do not put up their prices too much. Generally they seem inclined to stand out for a considerable rise on first receipt of the advices from India, and this has had the effect of checking buyers for the present. There has been a considerable business . in 40-inch shirtings to-day, but the bulk of it has been for China. There has also been more business in cloths for the home trade, but sellers state that most of the sales they have effected,have been in small parcels. Buyers:for all markets seem more disposed to operate, but still evince considerable caution, The news from India will probably have the effect of inducing parties who are holding orders back to place such of them as are most pressing with as little delay as possible. Messrs. John Slagg and Co. report of this day's cloth market :—" There has been a decidedly better feeling in the market to-day, owing doubtless, to some extent, to the favourable telegraphic advices received from India. Buyers seem more disposed to opei ate, but the business has been to a great extent restricted by the advanced rates demanded by manufacturers? LEEDS,l6th.—There was a tolerably good attend ance of home-trade buyers in the cloth halls this morning, and a satisfactory business was done in spring goods, such as meltons, tweeds, fancy cloak ings, and other light fabrics. In the white cloth hall a fair quantity of medium and fine whites changed hands at steady prices. The export houses, especially those doing business with Germany, are restricting both their orders and their purchases, the very questionable aspect of the Dane-Germanic dispute destroying commercial confidence for a sea• son. Some good orders of heavy fabrics for Den mark are in hand, or have just been completed. There are no complaints of want of work among the manufacturers, and the prices of both wools and goods keep steady. NOTTINGHAM, 16th.—There was a moderate attendance at this Exchange-hall to-day. The de mand for lace yarns was slow, but holders were v: p e d , but tiThe There is firm, and fully late prices were maintained,p b us i ne ss done iu hosiery yarns as or l e m d it re cent rates were pretty well no important alteration to notice in the value of silks. 'The inquiry for brown nets continues dull. but prices are about the same on the legitimate sales; f'orjob lots prices are irregular. ItocimaLE, 15th.—The flannel trade is beginning to show mote activity than in the past month. The approach of sprin g also the retail one s to make induces the wholesale houses and purchases for that season. Shipping orders, too, aro more numerous than of late. Fancy goods are in chief request, and new designs are continuiily b • ung induced to attract attention. A good bulk of goods changed hands to-day, at fully late prices. Manufacturers are well employed, and many of them have good orders on hand. Wools keep very firm in price. THE MANSION HOUSE. Under the direction of the General Purposes Committee, whose year of office has just expired, the interior of the Mansion House has been undergoing the process of " bright. ening up." There has been no striking change made in the City palace, the works having been confined to a general cleansing, the application of paint and varnish here and there, and the " bringing out" the gilt mouldings, &c., which are so freely distributed over the interior. It is some years, however, since so much has been done, and the effect is to give the various parts a much-improved and cheerful appearance. To begin at the beginning, the vestibule has been freshened up, and some statues placed in the several niches which were before empty. The office of the Lord Mayor's secretary (Mr. J, Gibbs) has been repainted, and otherwise restored. The massive and very handsome (albeit somewhat too heavy) marble mantelpiece has been tho roughly cleansed and restored, and the carving is now shown to advantage. The Lord Mayor's Parlour has been restored, and a very large mirror, placed in the wall at the south side, gives to the room a greatly extended appearance. The Long Parlour has been newly carpeted, the massive moulded ceil ing has been restored, and over the fire-place at each end a bust has been placed—the subjects being Wellington and Nelson. The Egyptian Hall has been considerably improved in appearance. The chandeliers have been relacquered, and =pets taken up and renovated, &c. The most striking fea ture here, however, is the removal of the statues from be tween the pillars to the niches at the sides. This gives more room, but as the receptacles are muchlarger than the statues, the latter appear out of place. They require something to show them up; and we think scarlet drapery, such as was recently applied-with so much effect at Guildhall, might be used here with advantage. Busts of Scott and Byron have been placed over the doors of the hall, inside. The State Drawing-rooms have been considerably improved, and a direct entrance made into the Egyptian Hall from the south room, which will be found very convenient for company (ladies especially) going to or leaving the hall at banquets. The State Bedrooms have been newly painted and varnished,and the staircases, &c., restored. The works will cost something like £2,000. Previous to their going out of office the General Purposes Committee, with Mr. Deputy Scamell, the chair man, visited the Mansion House, and expressed their appro val of what had been done. In conseqUence of the works going on, the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress could not take up their official residence until about three weeks ago. If the Lord Mayor be not worn out with the fatigues of the mayoralty by the time his year comes to a close, the last-mentioned fact might form a sufficient excuse for his asking that his term might bo extended for a couple of months ; but there is little doubt that his lordship will be quite satisfied with the responsibli ties and honours of office (like most of his predecessors) before the 9th of November comes round again. The customary banquets have for the reason above men tioned been deferred. The " Plow Monday" dinner to the officers and household has, however, been fixed for Wednes day next. The banquet to the Aldermen will be given on the following Wednesday, and the first Common Council banquet will take place almost immediately afterwards. For the next few weeks, therefore, the activity at the Man sion House will be greater than usual.--City Press. ANTIQUITIES OF EDINBURGH. Edinburgh has grown out of three old towns or hamlets. She had her military centre in the grand old Castle, whose first ages are lost in the obscurity of the pre-historic periods ; her ecclesiastical centre in Holyrood, with its attendant vil lage of Abbey Hill, and burgh of Canongate ; and her com mercial centre, of at least five centuries standing, ~ 11 the port of Leith. It is more than probable that the Castle Hill has formed the site of a stronghold ever since man took posses sion of the island. Its fortifications would have at first consisted of a few grassy mounds, topped , like the hillforts of New Zealand only an age ago, by lines of palisades ; it would then possibly take the second form of fortress, known in Scotland as that of the vitrified fort ; and then Walls and towers would encircle it, and a town would grow , up on the sloping tales, almost under its shad ow , to share in the protection which it afforded. Eve r y succeeding age would witness new changes ; there wou ld b e changes in the towers and y g ramparts, and change s i n t h e gradually gr owing city below. In the year 1600 Edinburgh Was little more in length by littl e more than a quarter of a mile in breadth. It has since b ecome what we now see it—a great metro polis, for whi c h man has done much, but nature more. The ecclesias tical portion of the place grew up long after its than half a mile military position. At the distance of about three quar ters of a mile from the hamlet under the battlements, there rose far adown the sloping talus, as early as the year 1200, a second hamlet, separated from the first by open fields and thickets of brushwood, and which had grown around the ecclesiastical centre of the place. The old chapel of Holy rood was founded, in fulfilment of a vow by David 1., on the spot which he narrowly escaped being destroyed by a furious hart at bay. On the third day after the celebration of the mass, the King, yielding to the solicitations of his young nobles, set forth from the Castle, it is, said to hunt, notwithstanding the earnest dissuasions of a holy canon. " At last, quhen, he was comyn throw the vail that lies to the eist fra the said Castell, quhere now lyes the Cannon gait, the staill past threw the wood with sic noyis and di , n , of buyillis, that all the bestes were raisit fra their dorms.. The King, separated from his train, was thrown from hi e horse, and about to be gored by a hart " with awfalan braid tyndis," when a cross slipt into his hands, at the sig ht d of which the hart fledaway. And the King was admo n ished in a vision to build the Abbey on the spot. "astra:ted within glimpse of the city at that early poriod, is • contracted Hugh curious," remarks Mr. Daniel Wilson. ifs narrow limits, and encircled by a wild Miller's I.liNtory of Edinburgh. "The f i ning a HEAR Iliii !—" If I have a fault," says Pi ince Napoleon—and we complimen t h is Im p erial High ness, says the Telegraph, upon the modesty which can suggest the admission of such a possibility—" it is that of extreme frankness." This particular foible is not one o f which ho has been generally accused; in fact, its existence had scarcely been suspected until it was thus candidly con fessed. P rfl, Lil ID 3i i 1 Lai LI 7 bi ri o POl4. I t 6 r og tbe, e P' ale tjt ; 0 0 ," 113e.1; t it , on 6° l ' . oil 4 tor farj/ X ll '''' of t., co- o f IJI Ili° 803 f e at . ?rg° bolt P° io 'ter ) l'j drill at; :! LO f 2 o •,,te% 11'